
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA. See page 44. 
*SILENE Schafta. 
tainers. 3-inch pots. 
SPREKELIA formosissima. Jacobean Lily. Large 
bright vermilion scarlet flowers that resemble orchids. 
Strap-like foliage. Easily grown in sunny locations. 
Bloom in spring, early summer. Gal. containers, 50c. 
STATICE. Sea Lavender. Valuable for cutting and 
also for supplying lavender and blue shades in the 
perennial border. Sun. 
Dumosa. Silvery gray flowers in large cushion-like 
panicles. Gal. containers. 3-inch pots. 
Latifolium. Dense heads of lavender 
blue. Gal. containers. 
Perezii. Huge heads of bright blue 
flowers on strong stems. Round leaves 
to 4 inches across. Gal. containers. 
STEVIA serrata. Bears a multitude 
of small white flowers that are invalu- 
able for cutting. Sun. Gal. containers. 
STOKESIA cyanea. Hardy plants 
with bright attractive foliage that bear 
through much of the year large well- 
shaped scabiosa-like flowers. They pre- 
sent a charming appearance in the gar- 
den and may be used to advantage as 
cut flowers, as well. Sun and good 
drainage. 114 ft. Blue or White. Gal. 
containers. 3-inch pots. 
*STRAWBERRY Baron Solemach- 
er. This marvelous strawberry plant 
carries its long brilliant red fruit on 
upright 8-inch stems. As many as a 
half dozen berries may appear in a 
single cluster. Delicious wild straw- 
berry flavor. Handsome bushy plant 
with huge leaves and plenty of fruit all 
summer. White single flowers. Just the 
plant for pots or the strawberry barrel. 
Part shade. Gal. containers. 
THALICTRUM purpureum. The 
lacy foliage of these graceful plants re- 
sembles that of the Maiden Hair Fern. 
Above the foliage rise airy sprays of 
dainty rosy purple flowers that are 
excellent for cutting. Enjoy shade and 
moisture. Gal. containers. 
TRACHELIUM caeruleum. Large 
showy heads of clear blue above dense 
lacy foliage. 1% to 2 ft. Part shade. 
Gal. containers. 3-inch pots. 
The small half-trailing plants 
form close tufts of brilliant green foliage covered in late 
summer and fall with short stemmed rosy-pink blos- 
soms. Excellent for rock garden or edging. Gal. con- 
TROPAEOLUM. Nasturtium. Gleam 
Hybrids. Colorful new hybrids in mixed 
colors. Gal. containers. 
VERBENA. Popular because of their 
brilliant colors and long blooming sea- 
son. Blue, Lavender, Scarlet, White and 
Pink. Flats, 20c per doz., $1.50 per 100. 
VERONICA. Long lived perennials 
that thrive in most any soil or sunny 
location. 
Blue Candle. Long slender spikes 
thickly set with brilliant blue flowers 
that hold their color for a long period 
in summer. 2 ft. Gal. containers. 
*Pectinata. Prostrate plant with fine 
silvery green foliage and short spikes 
of deep pink flowers with white centers. 
Outstanding for border or rock garden. 
2in. Gal. containers. 
*Rupestris. Forms a dense deep green 
carpet of tiny leaves and bears small 
medium blue flowers on short stems in 
early summer. Extremely hardy. Gal. 
containers. 3-inch pots. 
*Teucrium. Half trailing plant to 6 in. 
tall. Many short spikes of bright blue 
flowers in late spring. Gal. containers. 
*VINCA minor. A hardy trailing per- 
ennial for window boxes or 
baskets. Also used as a ground cover. 
3right l-inch leaves and single blue 
flowers in spring. Gal. containers. 
VINCA rosea. Madagascar Periwin- 
kle. Bushy, glossy foliaged plants that 
produce in profusion single l-inch waxy 
flowers through entire summer and fall. 
Sun or part shade. 1% ft. Have White 
and Pink. Gal. containers. 3-in. pots. 
VIOLA odorata. Violet. Gal. contain- 
ers. 3-inch pots. 
President Herrick. Fragrant deep 
blue. Blooms heavily but for a shorter 
DAYLILIES, 
hanging 

See page 42. 
Hemerocallis. 
period than other varieties. Sun or part 
shade. 
Light Blue. Thriftiest of all violets 
and also the most fragrant. Long stems 
and lush foliage. Sun or part shade. 
Marie Louise. Double blue. Fragrant. 
Shade. 
Princess of Wales. Clear violet blue. 
Long stem. Fragrant. Sun or part shade. 
Rosina. Pink and old rose and de- 
lightfully fragrant. Sun or part shade. 
Silver Blue. Large white blue cen- 
tered flowers heavily veined with blue. 
No fragrance. Sun or part shade. 
Single White. Fragrant. Shade. 
*VITTADINIA triloba. Low spread- 
ing perennial covered with small white 
daisy-like flowers through most of the 
year. Useful on banks, in flower boxes 
or for edging. 1 it. Sun. Gal. contain- 
ers. 3-inch pots. 
ZANTEDESCHIA. Calla Lily. Plant 
them in the shade. 
Armroy. Sweet little miniature white 
callas on 8-inch stems. Gal. containers. 
Elliottiana. Yellow. Gal. containers 50c. 
Ethiopica. Common white calla. Gal. 
containers. 
Godfreyana. Dwarf white. Gal. con- 
tainers. 
ZEPHYRANTHUS Ajax. Single six 
petalled lily-like flowers about 2% 
inches across. Their color is clear satiny 
rose pink. 8-inch stems. Enjoy mois- 
ture and a little shade. Gal. containers. 
ZINGIBER officinale. Ginger. Broad 
canna-like leaves: and spikes of clear 
white’ flowers that are refreshingly fra- 
erant. Gal. containers, 40c.. We also 
erow another variety: Orange Yellow. 
Gal. containers, 50c. 

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